Which emperor broke the Ming tradition of avoiding giving power to eunuchs?
a. Yongle
b. Hongwu
c. Wanli
d. Nurhaci
C
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A) the use of iron. B) the development of bronze tools. C) the use of stone tools. D) the use of agriculture. E) none of the above.
He ________ is a device, often harsh, that required adult male Indians to devote a certain number of days of labor annually to Spanish economic enterprises
Fill in the blank with correct word.
The elections of 1866 resulted in
a. Andrew Johnson winning the presidency by a slender margin b. the Democrats winning almost half the seats in Congress c. the Congress remaining much as it was before the election d. the Radical Republicans gaining a large majority in both houses of Congress. e. Congress became deadlocked.
Geoffrey Chaucer is famous for his fourteenth-century creation Canterbury Tales. What was so groundbreaking about this particular work at this time?
A) These were some of the bawdiest tales seen at this time in history. B) This collection of stories included all classes of society and a wide array of topics that possessed unique insight, humor, and scholarship. C) These tales departed from standard fabliaux and took well crafted slices of a previously untouchable segment of society. D) His Inferno created mockery of the papal office. E) None of these